Senators Fight Over Farm Price Plan And House Action
Thirteen members of the senate agriculture committee unanimously rejected an administration compromise to lift farm price ceilings lacking cost basis. Senator Thomas and allies opposed a parity-price boost tied to farm labor costs, while several leaders and others supported a revised compromise to modify ceilings without changing the parity basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Senate Farm Bloc
Thomas
D.-Okla
Hatch
D.-N.m
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Barkley
Kentucky
Brown
D.- Mich
Wagner
D.-N.y
Tydings
D.md
O’mahoney
D.-Wyo
Taft
Ohio
Reed
R.-Kas
R.-Kan
D.mda
WAAC Recruiters to Visit Beckley and WV
Lieutenant Louise A. Kennedy of Portland and Marian Litchty of Waterloo, recent WAAC training graduates, will visit Beckley on September 29 to recruit for the WAAC. They will spend four days in West Virginia, speaking in Charleston and other engagements arranged by the West Virginia recruiting district. Sergeant Leon Courington announced the visit from the 5th Service Command in Columbus, Ohio. Paul Edward Green of Beckley is departing for final enlistment in Charleston today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise A. Kennedy
Portland
Oregon
Marian Litchty
Waterloo
Iowa
W.A.A.C
Fort Des Moines
Beckley
Leon Courington
A. B. Worthmann
West Virginia
Charleston
5Th Service Command
Coumbus
Ohio
Courington Aso
Paul Edward Green
Army
Bombers hit submarine yards in Flensburg raid
British bombers struck objectives in the North and Northwest including submarine yards at Flensburg last night, as coastal command aircraft attacked an Axis convoy off the Dutch coast. Ten bombers are missing. three Nazi bombers were over Britain briefly with no reported strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Germany
Flensburg
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
Britain
R.A.F
Wilhelmshaven
Bremen
Bremerhaven
Hamburg
Emden
Schleswig- Holstein
Berlin
Destroyer Jarvis Vanishes in Southwest Pacific
The U S Navy reports the destroyer Jarvis disappeared in the Southwest Pacific, likely sunk by enemy submarines or aircraft, with about 250 possible deaths. The transport Little also sunk near the Solomons, half her crew saved. Jarvis commander Lieutenant Commander William Walter Graham Jr of Phoenix, and Little commander Lieutenant Commander Gus B Lofberg of Santa Cruz were among the missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Jarvis
Southwest Pacific
Little
Solomons
Guidalccanal
Ickes Seeks Longer Coal Mine Hours for War Needs
Harold L. Ickes summoned producers and labor representatives to a conference to discuss increasing working hours in coal mines to meet 1943 wartime requirements. He noted 1943 needs near 600 million tons of bituminous and 60 million of anthracite, with 1942 outputs about 560 million and 58 million respectively, and said extended hours may be necessary to prevent coal shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Armed Services
Four couples seek licenses at county clerk office
Four couples have applied for marriage licenses at the county clerks office. Walter Fred Garretson 20 of Princewick and Ora Ethel Lusk 18 of Mead Artman Lloyd Strunk 19 of Leevale and Geneva Compton 19 of Dorothy Horace L Stover 20 of Mar fork and Maxine Pettry 18 of Packsville John Thompson 48 and Lettie Clark 41 Beckley Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Clerks’ Office
Walter Fred Garretson
Princewick
Ora Ethel Lusk
Mead
Artman Lloyd Strunk
Leevale
Geneva Compton
Dorothy
Horace L. Stover
Marfork
Maxine Pettry
Packsville
John Thompson
Lettie Clark
Beckley Negroes
Raleigh county blackout drill includes 44 of 63 communities ready
Raleigh county officials announced that 44 of 63 communities have notified the civilian defense office they are ready for a scheduled blackout test tomorrow night. The county bulletin outlines steps during the blackout, urging residents to remain calm, extinguish lights, avoid nonemergency calls, and follow wardens' directions. Some industries receive two minute light blackout exemptions to avoid hampering war work, but the general public must keep lights off throughout the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Civilian Defense Office
W. R. Fugitt
Beckley
City Hall
Raleigh
Richmond Dry Cleaners
Five Enlist For Service in Navy
Five men are enlisting for the navy leaving today for Charleston for final enlistment. Kenton Theodore Bartgis of Bellepoint heads the group as announced by Warrant Officer C. G. Gilbreath of the local Navy recruiting station. Also named as applicants are Millard Thomas Fuller Eccles Kelley Franklin Shelton Prosperity William Maxey Elliot Beards Fork James C. Doss Mullens and Bill Torolone Beckley who is accepted as baker first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Kenton Theodore Bartgis
Bellepoint
C. G. Gilbreath
Navy
Millard Thomas Fuller
Eccles
Kelley Franklin Shelton
William Maxey Elliot
Beards Fork
James C. Doss, Mullens
Bill Torolone
Beckley
Nash admits killing parents over debt in Missouri case
After extended questioning Robert Nash a 27 year old St. Louis electrician confessed to slaying his father Charles Nash 61 an internal revenue agent and his mother Eleanor 49 in their family car on a rural Illinois highway eight miles north of Springfield. He said an argument over 640 dollars in debts and late hours sparked the brutal killings then described disposing of the bodies and driving toward Illinois before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pres. Ost Louis
Robert Nash
St. Louis
Eleanor
Springfield
Ill
Nash
Murphy
Illinois
East St. Louis
Education Board To Name Teachers
The board of education will name new teachers as its main business at the regular meeting this Monday September 28. County Superintendent E M Ashworth said the session will mark the start of the fall term with discussion on initial expenses and other opening matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
E. M. Ashworth
Two Passenger Trains And Freight Crash Near Dickerson
A collision involving two passenger trains and a freight near Dickerson Maryland left multiple dead and many injured. The rear Pullman of the Cleveland night express was struck by a fast freight after being pushed from the track, with wreckage strewn over a wide area and fire breaking out in some cars. At least four to 23 people were reported killed and many more unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dickerson, Md
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B. and O
Washington
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Cleveland Night Express
Dickerson
Ambassador
Fast Express
Detroit
131 Negroes To Leave Tomorrow
Local draft board number one announced 46 Negroes scheduled to leave for Huntington tomorrow for final examination before induction. Board three will send 85 Negroes to Huntington tomorrow. Named from board one are William Howard Nicholson Theodore Roosevelt Anthony James Douglas Brown James Edward Jackson Christopher Henry A Hall Ulysses Grant Cozart Edgar Lester Eddy James Vinson McLean Washington Clarence Alexander King Willie Galvin Edward Horton Manley Vernon Turner James Monroe Ewell Ray Hoover William Sweet Conner Oscar William Brown Charles George Powell Ernest Powell Lucian Beverly John Wesley King Samuel P. Lawson Lonnie Davidson Crider William Burns Guy Alfonso Hoover William C. James Samuel Clifford Hale William Martin Clark John Willie Lambert Randal Howard Cave William Green Rufus Vance Harris Nathaniel William Clemens Willis Marton Jones Charles William Berry Robert Frank Jones M J Dailey Jr Charles Ordney Street Cephas Bailey Penn Jr Warren Harden Persinger Lawrence Brown Henry Manual Robinson Andy Blake Andrew Hunt Louis Wilbert Leasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
William Howard Nicholson
Theodore’ Roosevelt Anthony
James Douglas’ Brown
James Edward Jackson
Christopher Henry A. Hall
Ulysses Grant Cozart
Edgar Lester
Eddy James
Vinson McLean Washington
Clarence Alexander King
Willie Galvin
Edward Horton
Manley Vernon Turner
James Monroe Ewell
Ray Hoover
William Sweet Conner
Oscar William Brown
Charles George Powell
Ernest Powell
Lucian Beverly
John Wesley King
Samuel P. Lawson
Lonnie Davidson Crider
William Burns
Guy Alfonso Hoover
William C. James
Samuel Clifford Hale
William Martin Clark
John Willie Lambert
Randal Howard Cave
William Green
Rufus Vance Harris
Nathaniel William Clemens
Willis Marton Jones
Charles William Berry
Robert Frank Jones
M. J. Dailey, Jr
Charles Ordney Street
Cephas Bailey Penn, Jr
Warren Harden Persinger
Lawrence Brown
Henry Manual Robinson
Andy Blake
Andrew Hunt
Louis Wilbert Leasure
Meat Deliveries Cut By 21 Percent In Wartime Plan
Secretary Wickard announced civilian meat deliveries will be reduced to about 79 percent of last quarter 1941 levels starting October 1. Citizens urged to limit to 2 1 2 pounds per person per week, with beef veal lamb pork allocations set at 80 95 and 75 percent respectively. Households should adjust for dependents and special needs while retailers and eateries plan methods to help patrons stay within limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickard
War Production Board
Burial Fund Case Delayed To Next Term
The Harden and Harden versus American Eagle burial fund case was continued to the next circuit term by Judge Clarence Meadows at the defendant’s request. Attorney Ned H. Ragland cited short notice after former counsel joined the army. Opposing counsel Willard L. Brown urged settlement. no fact dispute existed. Ragland urged the broader issue of principle impacting similar cases. The burial fund contracts with a Whitesville funeral agency, yet the deceased used an agency in Charleston. The plaintiff seeks $209, disputed by the defense as ineligible for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harden
American Eagle Burial Fund
American Eagle
Ameagle
Clarence Meadows
Ned H. Ragland
Ragland
Williard L. Brown
Charleston
Meadows
American Eagle Colliery Burial Fund
Whitesville
David D. Ashworth
Carl C. Sanders
Ashworth and
West Virginia Brief: Light Showers Then Cold, Windy Night
Light showers are expected in West Virginia with a colder day ahead. Tonight will be much colder and windy as conditions shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Nelson Calls On Readers To Aid Scrap Drive
Donald M. Nelson urges The Raleigh Register readers and local salvage committees to lead a national scrap drive. He calls for gathering scrap metals rubber and rags from homes farms and industry to boost production for planes tanks and ships and to build victory stockpiles as symbols of defiance to the Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
United States
America
Soviets Drive German Forces From Key Stalingrad Positions
Russian forces under Marshal Timoshenko recaptured fortified points in Stalingrad with heavy shelling from Volga gunboats. German losses reportedly exceed 13,000 in four days as Soviet counterattacks push north and in other sectors. Berlin claims street fighting continues with strong Soviet counterattacks and no new breaches.
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Associated Press
Volga River
Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Stalingrad
Volga
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Sinyavino
Leningrad
Voronezh
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Mozdok
Central
Caucasus
Berlin
Red Star
Eight to Enter Marine Service Enlistment drive announced
Eight men were accepted as applicants for enlistment in the marine corps and two others are in final examination and enlistment. Geant Howard George in charge of the local marine recruiting station notes accepted applicants Franklin Robert Richards Leonard Estes Scott Thomas Albert Hylton Jr Ralph Shawver Charles Kenneth Burns James Ernest Hunter Finley Carl Holdren and Ralph Clinton Foose. Those leaving today for Charleston are Thomas William Johnson and Chester Melchi Barnett. The station is open every night except Sunday until 8 o'clock for enlistments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Charleston
Howard George
Franklin Robert Richards
Glen White
Leonard Estes Scott
Thomas Albert Hylton, Jr
Sprague
Ralph Shawver
Layland
Charles Kenneth Burns
James Ernest Hunter
Beckey
Finley Carl Holdren
Beckley
Ralph Clinton Foose
Thomas William Johnson
Harvey
Chester Mel«chi Barnett
Eccles
George
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Bulletin
WAAC
England
U. 5
U.M.W
Kenton T. Bartgis
Pullman
Draft Board No
Minter-Hominy Creek Land Company
Donald Nelson
Charles Hodel
The
Raleigh Register
Donald M. Nelson
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